Photos of the week | January 9-15, 2026 Chick painting, Clinton no-shows, Minneapolis, and Greenland highlight this week's photos of the week by CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists. Roll Call · Jan 16
Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go The Senate cleared a three-bill spending package Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations. Roll Call · Jan 15
Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban Kentucky Republican hopes to win a two-year extension in spending legislation needed this month to head off a partial government shutdown. Roll Call · Jan 15
Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation President Donald Trump released a health care plan that avoids extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies. Roll Call · Jan 15
Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list Lawmakers face a rush after the MLK Jr. holiday to avert another partial government shutdown and respond to developments abroad. Roll Call · Jan 15
Senators plot more war powers efforts despite Venezuela setback House Democrats say they will press ahead with additional war powers resolutions aimed at blocking military strikes. Roll Call · Jan 15
At the Races: Spotlight Minnesota Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Venezuela and more campaign announcements. Roll Call · Jan 15
Capitol Lens | Danespotting Foreign affairs minsters Vivian Motzfeldt of Greenland, second from left, and Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark, center, pose in the Capitol. Roll Call · Jan 15
2026 congressional midterm calendar: When each state is voting Primary season for the 2026 Senate and House elections kicks off on March 3 and concludes 196 days later in Delaware. Roll Call · Jan 15
House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline The package moves now to the Senate, which isn’t expected to take it up until the final week of January after a week-long recess. Roll Call · Jan 14
GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies Remarks form the latest rebuttal from mainstream GOP hawks to Trump’s distancing of America from its traditional NATO allies. Roll Call · Jan 14
Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map A panel of three federal judges in California declined to halt the state’s new congressional map Wednesday. Roll Call · Jan 14
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics A leader of the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy offered House lawmakers few details on its planned legislative proposal. Roll Call · Jan 14
House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading The measure would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from buying new individual stocks. Roll Call · Jan 14
Roll Call · Jan 14 Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority Senate Democrats still have a difficult path to winning the majority in the November midterm elections, Nathan Gonzales writes.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Capitol Lens | Choral majority Sen. Raphael Warnock, center, joins gospel choirs in singing Robert Smallwood’s “Total Praise,” outside the Capitol on Wednesday.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem argues that spending bill provision doesn’t apply because funds come from reconciliation law.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes President Trump is once again forced to deal with an Iranian crisis, even as most American voters want him to focus on high prices.
Roll Call · Jan 14 White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants Many of the affected grant programs had bipartisan support and President Donald Trump has supported them in the past.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that candidates for federal offices have the right challenge election rules on vote counting.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest The lawmakers settled on “Arch Light Lager” for their winning brew, after tossing around options like “Missouri Loves Company.”
Roll Call · Jan 13 No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority As their Republican majority shrinks, House leaders are banking on near-perfect attendance to pass funding bills and advance their agenda.
Roll Call · Jan 13 Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst President Trump used a visit to Michigan to declare that an "economic boon" was underway as voter concerns about high prices grow.
Roll Call · Jan 13 ‘This is not a stock trading ban’: New bill puts Dems in a tough spot Democrats who want to ban stock trading by members are frustrated by a new bill, though at least one has already signed on to support it.
Roll Call · Jan 13 Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready to uphold bans on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports.